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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1912
Page
4
Property owners along Commerce Street seek a $240 000 bond issue with a $100 000 cash bonus and city support to widen the thoroughfare. Residents must approve the bonds in a special election while the city covers one third of costs after the bonds and bonus are raised. Work would start in spring if approved.
A home cough syrup recipe claims a pint costs about 2.50 and cures in 24 hours. It combines granulated sugar, warm water, and Pinex with a sugar syrup, claiming soothing effects for coughs, croup, and throat irritation.
Property owners on West Commerce seek council action to call an election in improvement district No 2 for a 240000 bond issue to widen Commerce Street from South Alamo to Main Plaza. They cite options on multiple properties behind the street and seek early hearing to prepare for spring proceedings.
A nostalgic ad touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy to restore hair color, reduce dandruff, and improve growth. It claims visible whitening reversal in days, urges readers to buy a fifty cent bottle from any druggist with a money back guarantee if not as represented.
A Judge recounts Uncle Nat praising the new preacher at the colored church describing him as highly wise especially in prayer. He notes the preacher asks for little from God, beyond what their people never knew the Lord could provide.
On the Kentish coast in England several former fishermen adopt seaweed gathering to supply London milliners. The shift reflects a lucrative alternative to traditional fishing as seaweed becomes a valued material for hat and fashion items.
An advertisement urges readers to try Pyramid Pile Remedy to relieve piles. It promises rapid relief from pain and congestion, claims the veins will return to normal, and offers a free trial coupon with a stand by purchase of a 50 cent regular package. The copy emphasizes ease of use and worldwide drugstore availability.
A request from Marshall Michigan seeks a free trial treatment of Pyramid Pile Remedy by mail in plain wrap. The form asks for name street city and state to receive the trial package.
A parade of guests checks in across San Antonio hotels including the Savoy Crockett Bowie and Menger with names such as Terrell Hall Cross Linton Tugg Wilson Keiffer and many others from Dallas Galveston Fort Worth Houston and New Orleans. Also notes local business travel and shopping trips amid hotel-stay details. The piece closes with a science note on flower color research by a British science committee and a cost comparison for New York City food from terminals to kitchens.
Obituaries announce the deaths of Birdie Vollrath 31 of 1415 North Olive Street after a long illness with surviving husband Herman Vollrath two sisters Mrs Jessie Dudley and Mrs Katie Callaghan and brother Dave White. Funeral at residence and Digg nowity cemetery. Blanche Lee 65 of 388 Orbaje Street dies. services by Riebe Undertaking and burial in new Lutheran cemetery. Eleanor Stenzel 19 died Monday. funeral at home on North Olive Street. burial in old St Joseph cemetery with honorary and active pallbearers named. Susanne Bien aunt of Mrs Russell Caffrey dies in Houston after years in New Orleans. Harry Brooks 69 dies after brief illness. widow ill. funeral held at Riebe parlors. couple had lived on Government Hill cared for by Leonard Baker.
A DIY scalp treatment using common drugstore ingredients claims to stop dandruff and grow hair. Mix Fay ROM Sees eta ene key saueahe e aree Barbo Compound with water and glycerine, apply daily for two weeks, then biweekly, and use a small pint enough to treat the scalp. The formula also darkens faded hair and improves texture.
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